Strauss & Co showcases the artistic production of four generations of women, spanning almost a century. Johannesburg— Strauss & Co is pleased to present “The Everard Group” a sale that celebrates the creative legacy of four generations of women whose artistic production spans almost a century. The unique Timed Online Auction, closing on Monday 11th
Strauss & Co is delighted to announce that its forthcoming North/South sale (8–11 November 2020) will include a session exclusively devoted to the holdings of the Tasso Foundation Collection of important South African art assembled by the late Giulio Bertrand. Italian-born Giulio Bertrand (1927–2018) is best known to South Africans for his transformative activities at Morgenster Estate in Somerset West.
Strauss & Co’s new exhibition in celebration of the 2024 Earthshot Prize in Cape Town “A Reinvented Vocabulary: The Recycled in Contemporary Art” showcases and celebrates South African artists who draw inspiration from and respond to nature within their practices, highlighting the country’s long tradition of climate activism and engagement with ecological concerns through art-making.
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its forthcoming multi-day live virtual auction of art, decorative arts, jewellery and fine wine, due to take place from Sunday, 8 November to Wednesday, 11 November 2020. This exciting bi-city initiative is titled NORTH/SOUTH and replaces the company’s traditional end-of-year city sales in Johannesburg and Cape Town with a consolidated virtual sale involving both offices simultaneously. While new in format and duration, NORTH/SOUTH is a showcase of everything Strauss & Co does best.
Outstanding works by a multigenerational line-up of internationally celebrated South African modern and contemporary artists, including Igshaan Adams, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Esther Mahlangu, Zanele Muholi and Irma Stern, lead Strauss & Co’s four-part November sales, to be held over two days in Johannesburg (11-12 November 2024).
Strauss & Co’s October online-only auction, which is now open and runs until 8pm on Monday 19 October, offers a cornucopia of pleasures. The lot offerings encompass collectable art, jewellery and accessories, and fine wine. Highlights include Kanonkop’s CWG Paul Sauer, the ne plus ultra of South African wines, as well as luxurious ladies’ silk scarves and gentlemen’s silk ties by Hermès.
Dr Conrad Strauss, a distinguished businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of Strauss & Co.
Emerging Painting Invitational – the pan-African emerging painting prize, launched by the Emerging African Art Galleries Association (EAAGA) in 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe – like all international art events, faced a dilemma in 2020. The objective of EPI is to bring international attention and professional support to the widest diversity of young painters across Africa as well as to spotlight different art communities across the continent through the unique exhibition/conference/prize/art fair model.
CAPE TOWN – A stellar line-up of international artists, among them icons of the twentieth century like Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Marc Chagall, David Hockney and Pablo Picasso, attracted bidders from 20 countries to Strauss & Co’s annual International Sale. The two-part sale earned a combined revenue of R24.9 / $1.4 million, with 69 of the 97 lots in the Evening Sale selling (71% lot sell-through
Dear Clients and Friends, I hope that you and your families are in good health and secure in these troubling times. I would like to personally thank you for your continued support of Strauss & Co, and for joining us on our dynamic digital journey over the course of 2020.
